I hate to call this a project car because for the most part in pleasant months it is my daily driver. But, as anyone who's seen my posts in diesel discussion over the years know, Bodhi suffers from a lot of rust issues. Now that I've learned to weld I'm trying to address some of them so I thought I'd start a thread. Keep in mind I'm a beginner, so this is not going to be a masterclass display of skill here.
For those who don't know the backstory on this car: This is a 1987 300D that my father bought new when I was 5, and gave to me when I was in college in 2003. It is very sentimentally valuable to me, so I'm determined to keep it going. Not trying to make a Concourse example, but an attractive driver. Of course I'm also an artist and perfectionist, so I'm trying my best to make it look good.
I'll start with a bunch of pictures from my first big bunch of proper rust repairs. Last October I decided to address when I thought was a small spot of rust on the rear shock tower, as well as the crusty fender tip on the same side. It turned into a bit of bigger project than expected and I just finished it last week (in my defense, it was cold out, and I had some distractions).
I will post some of the "before" pictures now and add more when I get around to it.

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